DFL Party Launches Digital Ad Campaign Targeting Senate GOP on Police Reform

The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party is announcing a digital ad campaign on Facebook and Instagram targeting key Republican Senators standing in the way of passing real police reform. The ads launched on Thursday and will run into next week. The ad campaign is targeting Senators Dan Hall, Paul Anderson, Warren Limmer, Karin Housley, Jerry Relph, David […]

Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Jason Lewis Echoes Scott Jensen’s Misinformation About Coronavirus that Has Jensen Under Investigation

As Minnesota State Senator Dr. Scott Jensen is being investigated by the state medical board for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 by comparing it to the common flu and spreading a conspiracy theory that states are artificially inflating their coronavirus death tolls, here’s a good reminder that Republican Senate candidate Jason Lewis has echoed this reckless […]

Trump to Supreme Court: Take Away Health Care From 337,000 Minnesotans During A Pandemic

DFL Party slams Trump legal brief urging the Supreme Court to end the A.C.A. Late last night, President Trump’s administration filed a legal brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the midst of a pandemic. According to newly-released numbers from the Center for American Progress (CAP), a public policy think […]

Jason Lewis Refused to Denounce George Floyd Crisis Actor Conspiracy Theory

Yesterday, in a bizarre press conference, Republican Senate candidate Jason Lewis refused to unequivocally denounce a conspiracy theory that there were crisis actors involved in the video of George Floyd’s murder. The conspiracy theory has been debunked by FactCheck.org – “Bogus Claims of ‘Crisis Actors’ in Death of George Floyd” Watch the video (beginning at 5:55) and […]

Tyler Kistner Silent as Trump Doubles Down on Admission That He Slowed Down COVID-19 Testing

As President Trump doubles down this morning on a boast that he slowed COVID-19 testing for the American people to benefit himself politically, Tyler Kistner has an obligation to condemn his remarks, his inadequate response to the pandemic, and show independence from his recklessness by standing up for the millions of Americans at risk of losing their […]

DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin’s Statement on Jason Lewis’ History of Sowing Divisiveness and Racist Comments

Lewis set to denounce police reform in front of Minneapolis Third Precinct Police Headquarters Today, DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on Republican Senate candidate Jason Lewis’ history of spreading divisiveness and partisanship, including past comments disparaging communities of color. This comes as Lewis is set to hold a press conference this […]

Senate Republicans Fail the People of Minnesota

Early this morning, Senate Republicans ended Minnesota’s special legislative session without passing the comprehensive police and criminal justice reform bill that recently passed the Minnesota House of Representatives thanks to the hard work of the DFL Party People of Color and Indigenous Caucus. Ken Martin, Chairman of the Minnesota DFL Party, released the following statement on the […]

House GOP Police Reform Leader Supports Racist & Violent Police Union Head

Pete Stauber has tweeted support for Bob Kroll, who swore to ‘fight for jobs’ of officers who killed George Floyd Representative Pete Stauber, who House Republicans just tapped to lead their police reform efforts, has a history of supporting Bob Kroll, the head of the Minneapolis Police Union, whose career is full of racist, inflammatory, […]

ICYMI: MN GOP Recruits Conservatives to Run 3rd Party and Siphon DFL Votes

DFL Party Calls on MN GOP to Claim Candidates or Disavow Dirty Tricks Today, the Minnesota Reformer reported that Republicans have actively recruited far-right candidates to run as 3rd party, pro-marijuana legalization candidates in swing districts for Congress and the Minnesota legislature. In Minnesota, candidates do not need to collect nomination signatures or receive the […]

GOP State Rep: George Floyd Protests Are “Evil” & “Not About Race”

Rep. Grossell tells public to “be prepared to defend this republic” from protesters calling for racial equity and criminal justice reform The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party is denouncing an unhinged social media tirade posted yesterday by Republican State Representative Matt Grossell in which he attacks the protests calling for justice and reform that erupted in […]